5 Chick-fil-A dinner options for 500 calories or less

Dinner can be the most complicated meal of the day. After hours of working or running errands, preparing a meal for the family (or even just for yourself!) can feel like a daunting task. And if you’re trying to eat on the lighter side, your decision becomes even more complex.

So, are you dreading dinner now? Don’t – it’s time to relax! When making your own meal just isn’t on the menu, we’ve got you covered with our five favorite dinner orders for 500 calories or less.

Chick-fil-A Nuggets, Buddy’s Apple Sauce and Sweet Tea

Classic Chicken Nuggets and Sweet Tea for less than 500 calories? You got it! Enjoy eight bite-sized pieces of all breast meat chicken, seasoned, hand-breaded and pressure cooked in 100% refined peanut oil. Are you a dipper? Good news — we spared enough calories for you to try our Barbeque sauce! You can even finish it off with an all-natural sweet side of Buddy’s Apple Sauce.

Chick-fil-A Nuggets (8-count): 260 calories

Barbeque Sauce: 45 calories

Buddy’s Apple Sauce: 60 calories

Medium Sweet Tea: 120 calories

Total meal: 485 calories

Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap and Superfood Side

As the summer weather heats up, refresh your taste buds with a Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap. In a hurry? With sliced grilled chicken, lettuce, red cabbage, carrots and a cheese blend, this flaxseed flour flatbread wrap packs a powerful punch as a convenient on-the-go entrée. If you’re hungry for more (and have time for a fork), round out the meal with our Superfood Side — a combination of Broccolini® and kale, maple vinaigrette dressing and dried sour cherries with a roasted nut blend.

Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap: 350 calories

Superfood side: 140 calories

Water: 0 calories

Total meal: 490 calories

Grilled Chicken Sandwich and Side Salad

Grilled chicken is a protein-packed staple on many nutritionists’ food lists, and our Grilled Chicken Sandwich certainly doesn’t disappoint. Highlighted by a boneless breast of chicken, marinated with a blend of seasonings and grilled for a tender, backyard-grilled taste, this entrée is served on a toasted multigrain bun with green leaf lettuce and tomato. Add some extra veggies with our side salad and quench your thirst with our hand-squeezed diet lemonade.

Grilled Chicken Sandwich: 310 calories

Side Salad: 160 calories

Small Diet Lemonade: 30 calories

Total meal: 500 calories

Grilled Cobb Salad and Large Fruit Cup

A salad that’s equally as filling as it is nutritious? It does exist - the Cobb Salad is a salad-lover’s dream! Made fresh daily, this salad features a bed of chopped Romaine lettuce and baby greens, and is topped with shredded red cabbage and carrots, roasted corn kernels, a blend of Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses, crumbled bacon, diced eggs and grape tomatoes. Just ask for it with a Grilled Filet instead of pressure-cooked nuggets to keep the calories down. Top it off with our light Italian dressing for extra flavor, and add even more nutrients to your meal with a fresh fruit cup of mandarin oranges, strawberries, red and green apple pieces and blueberries.

Grilled Cobb Salad: 380 calories

Light Italian: 25 calories

Large Fruit Cup: 70 calories

Water: 0 calories

Total meal: 475 calories

Spicy Chicken Sandwich and Medium Fruit Cup

Spice up dinnertime with our Spicy Chicken Sandwich! Curb your cravings with our classic hand-breaded boneless breast of chicken seasoned with a spicy blend of peppers and served on a toasted, buttered bun with dill pickle chips. Gluten-free and multigrain buns are also available! Cool it back down with a medium fruit cup to complete your delicious dinner.

Spicy Chicken Sandwich: 450 calories

Medium Fruit Cup: 50 calories

Water: 0 calories

Total meal: 500 calories

You don’t have to sweat dinnertime after a long day. When you’re in need of an easy, delicious and nutritious meal (or just in the mood for a special treat!), enjoy the evening at your favorite Chick-fil-A restaurant with a fresh and tasty meal — made just for you by one of us! (Also check out more low-calorie options for breakfast and lunch!)

Who doesn’t look forward to lunchtime? It’s a nice midday break from school, work or errands. But sometimes it can be hard to decide where to go and what to get. Choices are even slimmer when it comes to nutritious food choices and quick service.